Architecture

Hyde Park Barracks, detail of the pediment with clock and inscription

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Hyde Park Barracks [English]
Hyde Park Barracks, detail of the pediment with clock and inscription

Architecture

structure overview
Hyde Park Barracks
architectural element(s)
pediment, clock

Architecture: Hyde Park Barracks

historic names
Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary
Queen's Square Courts
Queen's Square
built
–
culture
British, Australian
style/period
British colonial, Georgian
work type by function
prison
1819–1848
barracks
1819–1848
immigrant accommodation
1848–1886
orphanage
1848–1886
courthouse
1887–1979
governmental office building
1887–1979
history museum
1984
material
sandstone, brick
technique
masonry
architect
Francis Greenway

Specifications

Specifications: Hyde Park Barracks

stories (above ground)
3

Geography

Oceania » Australia and New Zealand » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » City of Sydney » Sydney CBD
local language location name
Sydney, Australia [English]
historical affiliations
British Empire
1819-1942
Colony of New South Wales
1819-1901
Dominion of Australia
1901-1942

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Australian Convict Sites
type
cultural
criteria
IV, VI
designation
reference
1306

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
4,545 × 5,391  pixel
38.5 × 45.6 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
copyrights
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